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BUFFalos X-Marathon 2021 Race Report

"Now that I’ve browsed the AFR (a breakfast routine hangover from COVID) it’s time to write about perfection. I’ve been avoiding this for two weeks as the storyline hasn’t evolved in my head beyond one word ‘flow’. The story unfolds in Paynesville, Gippsland during X-Marathon Nargun and the Lakes Edition 2021."- Eibhlin Fletcher, team BUFFalos, second place finisher. 

Eibhlin is a leadership and team coach, and founder of Get A Grip of the Grind. She’s an avid adventure racer and endurance athlete that uses her experiences to enhance the performance of leaders and teams. You can find out more about Eibhlin and Get A Grip of the Grind (the annual festival is coming up in February 2022 in Bright, NE Victoria) here>>

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That’s a wrap. Nargun and the Lakes, the 8th edition of X-Marathon

After restrictions finally lifted, teams were at last able to get a much needed challenge that took them on a voyage through the wilderness of East Gippsland. With all regions subject to various stages of lockdown and restrictions due to the pandemic, not all teams were able to participate, but the race was still a welcome relief for everyone that was able to, and eager for a challenge.

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X-Marathon expedition race 2021 Nargun and the Lakes edition

X-Marathon is an expedition adventure race that will change your life!

Each team is comprised of four competitors which will be racing against the clock through the East Gippsland’s most remote backcountry terrain exploring the Victorian largest free flowing river, the biggest inland lakes system, untouched rainforests and mystical legends.

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Upper Murray Challenge and X-Marathon to proceed this November

With this week’s announcement from the Victorian and NSW  Governments giving the events green light to proceed, we can't wait to welcome you back to the adventures as we come out of lockdown.

We encourage anyone with a craving for fresh air, great company, racing excitement to join us again and experience the friendly social atmosphere, scenic terrain and magical wilderness together!

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X-Marathon 2021- Nargun and the Lakes edition registration is open

Registrations are well under way for X-Marathon 2021, Nargun and the Lakes edition. Two epic courses (Full and Half) have been designed to accommodate all levels of adventurers. Both courses have 36 hours cut-off times with the Full course the more technical, being more physically and navigationally demanding. The winners are expected to finish within 24 hours

Teams will navigate through challenging terrain between checkpoints using only maps supplied by race organisers and compass. You won’t be totally on your own as spectators will be able to follow each team on-line via a live tracking system that will showcase all teams’ progress during the event.

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Baw Baw Extreme 8 weeks multisport training plan for busy people

Have you contemplated the challenge of doing an off-road Multisport race, but the thought of giving up all your free time for training holds you back? Or perhaps, you’re an experienced triathlete, having completed many different triathlon races but lack off-road skills?

We have designed a simple training plan for people who don’t have much spare time, but want to complete the Baw Baw Extreme course without illness or injury. It’s not suited to beginner endurance athletes, but more for beginner Multisport athletes.

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The second discipline to be introduced is packrafting - check the latest updates from the X-Marathon

Once again we’re back, with introduction of disciplines you will endeavour during X-Marathon 2019. 

We’re excited to announce the course has been fully checked, double-checked and all the details are almost finalised and ready to be presented. So expect all updates to be sent out during September, with the registration deadline being the 1stof October. 

The second discipline to be introduced is packrafting - this is only included in the Full course. The Half course teams will miss out on this one.

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Adventure Cup 2019-2020 season is underway, events schedule announced

Adventure Cup races – Victorian Calendar 2019/2020. As in the innaguaral 2018-2019 season, there are three events included. The final brand new event, Baw Baw Extreme, will offer double points, and is considered the Championship event. Ready to choose your challenge?

  • Upper Murray Challenge - 5th of October 2019
  • East Gippsland Challenge - 30th of November 2019
  • Baw Baw Extreme - 17-19th April 2020 - the Championship event with double points

Give yourself a goal and commit to the Adventure.

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Avon Descent 124km downriver kayaking race - always ready attitude

I just went to Avon Descent Downriver Kayaking Race in Perth.  It was a fantastic experience and when I close my eyes, I can’t stop seeing those rapids for the second day in a row. The distance is 124km over two days, 52km and 72km respectively.

I was going to give it a go 3 years ago, and then again 2 years ago. I almost went last year, but again, didn’t make it. This year I submitted my entry straight away. Next thing, I found a suitable-looking Spirit Fury in Perth, purchased it, and my good friend Tom Chadsbourne went and picked it up for me and stored at his place.

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World Rogaining Championships - the Women Open winner story

You know it’s been a good weekend when, late on Sunday afternoon you find yourself and one of your best mates staring at the payment collection station on Barcelona Highway, trying to push your credit card into the cash slot and wondering why the damn thing doesn’t fit.. 

Exactly two years ago, standing on the third step of the podium at the World Rogaining Championships in Latvia, we did not set any long-standing plans. We were just excited to make it there with very little training under our belts. This is when it all started really. A couple of months after our bronze finish, looking back at all results and analyzing our shape and preparation, it became obvious that there is some unfinished business there.

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X-Marathon Disciplines Overview - Swim-Run (part 1, to be continued)

X-Marathon Expedition Adventure race is a pinnacle of Australian adventure racing. To assist you with your training for this epic eventwe are starting to disclose a little bit more about the race course. This year, both Full course - 60 hours and Half course - 40 hours,  will include a SwimRun section. Replacing an ocean swim section,  the SwimRun leg will include inlet swimmings along with some trekking and coasteering in-between.

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Top 10 tips on how to survive your first 4 hour adventure race

Adventure racing looks exciting and, as its name suggests, it is more of an adventure rather, than a race. It is truly relevant to the sprint events as well as expedition race. 

"The very first race I registered for was about 50 km long. Based on the normal perception of 42.2 km being a standard marathon, to say I was slightly nervous would have been an understatement. 12-hour events came up quickly and less than a year later I was into the real expedition stuff." - Maria, event director.

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Upper Murray Challenge - train like a champion by Luke Haines

Upper Murray Challenge is one of the toughest multisport events in the Australian racing calendar. It consists of three legs: 28 km mountain bike ride, 27 km downriver paddle and 23,5 km trail run, with each of them being challenging enough to race alone. Each year only the toughest racers attempt to finish the full course Solo, and not everyone succeeds. Training for the race like Upper Murray  Challenge is not an easy task, here are a brief outlines of what needs to be done in order to complete the event.

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The toughest and the most competitive ever Sprint Series Adventure Race

The field was extremely competitive with the winner in the Classic course determined during the final advanced mountain bike leg, with 7 teams racing head to head going into the last leg. 

Greg Ley and Adrian McGregor of team Marshans showed off their outstanding riding abilities and came in first to the finish line.  Family team, Rob and Felix Davis - Tandoori Chickens, dominated in the Novice category. Full results available here>> 

Race HQ greeted teams with ideal racing conditions, with a temperature of 15 degrees and blue skies over scenic Lysterfield Park.

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2018-2019 Adventure Cup winners are officially Maria Plyashechko and James Pretto

The first Adventure Cup winners are officially Maria Plyashechko and James Pretto in female and male ranking accordingly. They both managed to accumulate the biggest amount of points based on results in three brutal multisport events:  Upper Murray Challenge, East Gippsland Challenge, and Grampians Challenge. 

The full ranking is here>> and we would like to congratulate all participants that took part in the inaugural edition of this unique Series. We hope you have achieved your goals whether it was to finish one leg of a single event, beat your best mate or get on the podium of all three challenges.

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PacKraft.com.au confirmed X-Marathon sponsorship

PacKraft is proud to have had a relationship with the AR community over the last 2 years. With experience providing lightweight and durable packrafts for adventure races such as X-Marathon, and GODZone, the team at PacKraft have continued re-designing and refining their packraft range based on feedback from members of the AR community.

The newest version of the Duo ADV2 (2-person model) includes a range of improvements over previous models and designs.

The latest ‘Superlight’ material provides stronger and lighter packrafts.  This means you carry less weight, and the packraft also takes up less space due to the more flexible material, while providing a higher tear strength than ever before.

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Sorcha Flett at Grampians Challenge - the race winner story

Sorcha had a great season of racing establishing herself as one of the strongest Australian multisport and adventure racing female athletes with convincing victory in the Grampians Challenge.  This is what she said after her race: 

“I have found myself going to the Grampians quite frequently for training because it’s close to where I’m living at the moment, it’s a beautiful place to go to on my days off and has the only hills of any degree I can get to within 2 hrs drive! So I was pretty excited when I found out AJ host a race there. 

The race started with the run and I looked around at the start line and thought, “it’s going to be a hard day!” The field was strong. My vague race intention was to try to get a bit of a gap in the run, try not to lose too much time in the paddle and then go all out in the bike, as it’s my strength. 

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Interview with Alpine Avengers, inaguaral Alpine Quest winners

Alpine Avengers were undoubtedly in a class of their own at Alpine Quest earlier this year, tackling the monster terrain like a finely tuned machine and taking out the inaugural title. Adventure Junkie recently touched base with the team to quiz them about their preparation, tips and see what they’ve been up to.

What attracted you to Alpine Quest?

Liz: I love the Falls Creek area and it is a favorite destination for good quality training in summer (although I must admit I have never been there in winter). I also know that adventure junkie always put on quality races and so this race was certainly on my radar as soon as it was announced.

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X-Marathon history - look back to 2011, and who won the most editions?

2019 marks the 8thedition of X-Marathon so we decided to look back into the remarkable history of this event. 

At the start of 2011, Serge and Maria, fresh immigrants from Russia, searched adventure racing calendars in Victoria and found there was a gap in the State’s Adventure Racing schedule, actually, there were almost no races scheduled at all.

They thought everyone needs to experience a real adventure, and so Adventure Junkie was born.

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Daniel Jones all the way from New Zealand will join Grampians Challenge

Daniel Jones, not a stranger to multisport and adventure racing podiums all around the world, confirmed his entry to Adventure Cup finale, Grampians Challenge. We welcome Daniel to the Grampians Challenge and here is a quick pre-race interview to introduce Daniel to those who don't know him yet
 
Just a quick Bio and AR racing highlights, what do you consider your main achievement?
Daniel Jones, 28, Coach Running/Multisport
Achievements:
Main Achievement - 2:18:40 marathon, but in Adventure, racing having a successful China Adventure racing career with Alex Hunt and Jacky and Mimi Boisset as part of Team Raw Adventure. Read more
  1. Adventure Cup ambassador Alex Keith tackling off-road triathlon
  2. Luke Haines is looking strong going into the final Adventure Cup race
  3. Maestro of improvisation or is 36 gels enough to complete Coast 2 Coast?
  4. New-look x-marathon 2019 is now open for registration
  5. Coast to Coast'19 cross interview with Aussie AR stars
  6. Freezing hot and brutal Alpine Quest adventure race
  7. Alpine Quest team player quiz
  8. Maria claimed King Valley Challenge title
  9. Sprint Series Anglesea exceeded all expectations
  10. Adventure Cup - Upper Murray Challenge wrap
  11. How to brew your first expedition adventure race
  12. Adventure Cup - new Australian Multisport Series
  13. Brubeck Australia joined Sprint Series AR
  14. East Gippsland Challenge registration is on!
  15. Collection of thoughts after few rogaines
  16. The man behind Tiger Adventure
  17. Hells Bells one adventure gang story
  18. New MTB course for Upper Murray Challenge 2018
  19. Hello Wiliena???
  20. Damon Goerke shares his thoughts on 2018 UMC

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